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On this week's podcast, Tony talks late season strategy for finding last minute in-land walleyes in MN. He also highlights several late season techniques for finding and catching fish post cold front. Tony interviews Justin Baldwin from Hunters Point resort about this weekends “Perch Party” on Mille Lacs. The event is enormous, with proceeds going to Camp Confidence Learning Center. The winter warm up is on it's way!   Presented by: Strike Master (https://www.rapala.com/us_en/strikemaster), On-X Fish (www.onxmaps.com/fish), St. Croix Rods (https://stcroixrods.com/) & Seviin Reels (https://seviinreels.com/)

The U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, in San Francisco, exposed at least 1,073 workers, military personnel, and others to radiation early in the Cold War.

  A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists.   In this episode of APEX Express, host Cheryl shares Part 1 of a powerful intergenerational conversation featuring the OG organizers of Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) and young leaders from Hmong Innovating Politics (HIP). The discussion highlights the challenges and inspirations that drove CAA's founders to join the Asian American Movement of the '60s and '70s, offering valuable lessons for sustaining activism across generations. Important Links: Chinese for Affirmative Action: Website  |  Instagram Hmong Innovating Politics: Website  |  Instagram Transcript   Cheryl Truong: good evening and welcome to tonight's episode of apex express. I'm your host, Cheryl Truong and tonight is an AACRE night. Now you might be wondering what is AACRE. AACRE stands for the Asian Americans for civil rights and Equality network, which is made up of 11 grassroots, social justice groups. Together leverage the power of our network to focus on longterm movement, building and support for Asian-Americans committed to social justice. And speaking of AACRE groups. APEX express is proud to be a part of the AACRE network.  For tonight's show, I'm thrilled to share a really special and intimate recording from a panel discussion we hosted here at the AACRE network that bridges generations of organizing. This panel brought together the OGs– originals– who helped build chinese for Affirmative Action or CAA into the esteemed 50 year old civil rights organization it is today. Alongside young organizers from Hmong Innovating Politics, also known as HIP, who are paving the way for Hmong Americans in Sacramento and Fresno. Both hip and CAA are vital groups within the AACRE network. The purpose of this exchange. To spark an intergenerational dialogue between seasoned CAA leaders and current hip staff and exploring how their roles in the movement have evolved over time.  Together, they delve into the strategies they've employed to sustain their impact over decades of organizing. However, this is only part one of what is and was a much longer conversation. So for tonight's episode, we'll focus on getting to know some of the CAA OGs. You'll hear them introduce themselves. Share some of the hardships they faced as pivotal organizers during the Asian-American movement of the tumultuous sixties and seventies. And reflect on what catalyze them to get involved in the movement. Through the stories we hope to uncover lessons from the past that can guide us in sustaining and evolving the fight for justice today. So stay tuned. It's going to be an inspiring and reflective journey into the heart of activism.  So I'm pleased to introduce. The panel facilitator, Miko Lee who is AACRE's director of programs. And CAA OGs Germaine Wong Henry Der Laureen Chew Stephen Owyang and Yvonne Yim-Hung Lee  Miko: Yvonne,  what was a kind of chrysalis moment for you in terms of social justice? Yvonne Yim-Hung Lee: First of all, when I got the email, I didn't know what O. G. was, so I said “Oh Geezer!” That's how I interpret it. I said “Oh, I'm there!” This is going to be a really honest and frank family gathering so thank you inviting me and I'm really excited to be here with my, peers and colleagues and more importantly to really hear from you, your experience. I am a first generation immigrant. My parents were very well to do business people in Hong Kong. They decided to immigrate to this country with three young kids. My father when he was young, he was the richest boy in his village. Overnight, people came and forced his father to give up 98 acres of their 99 acre farm. So from being the richest boy in town, in his village, to have to go to Hong Kong to live with this uncle. My mom was from a rich family in China also. Her father was one of the few merchants who came to the U.S. after the Chinese Exclusion Act, he went to New York, opened up a pastry shop, but he found his goal. He won second prize of a New York lotto. So he decided to go back to China because even though he was a merchant, he experienced a lot of discrimination. He never talked about his experience in America. But my mom was a little princess. You know, we used to call her , and her friends, the little Paris Hilton of the group, because that's what they did. They went to school as ABC's, never had to work a day in their life. But one thing, She and my father, because they were both from richest families in different villages, they were supposed to be matched up. But by the time they were at marriage age, he was already a poor kid. But my mom told the father, said, a promise is a promise.. So she married this poor guy, moved to Hong Kong, and he did quite well for himself. So we were brought up, ” money is not what should drive you in your life. You can lose it in one day. The most important thing is to have a good heart, to make sure that everything in this world, you have to make a difference. Whether it's to your family, or to others. You cannot be angry, because someone else is going to make you angry. When we came, it was a really tough time for him. You know, we lived really well in Hong Kong. Coming here to live in Chinatown back in the 60s really wasn't that pleasant. But, we made do based on the three principles. We came here for freedom. We came here for knowledge. And knowledge doesn't mean just college. So we were lucky. We never were forced to study certain fields so that we can make money because for him, it was always experience to really, really take in the nourishment for yourself, but give out whatever you have to others. So based on the guidance and that's how, that's my North Star. That's what's driven me. So I went to Davis. Yay Davis and the Cows! They're still there. What really got me to community activism was when I was 16, I was in the hospital. And They put this, at the time I thought she was elderly, but thinking back she was probably in her 30s. But when she was 16, anyway over 20 is elderly. And she could not speak English. And they could not communicate with her. And half of the hospital staff was making fun of her. And that was in, 70? 1970? It wasn't that long ago. It was still in my our lifetime. So, I was young but I acted as her translator. It was very difficult because she has women issues. And I didn't know her. And her husband was standing there. And she had to tell me her most intimate thing. And all the room of doctors, nurses and everything– they were very dismissive of her because of the fact that she did not speak their language. So because of that I felt that that's wrong. Because prior to that, even when we were living in Chinatown, I still felt I was privileged. You know, we weren't poor. We were still doing well. But after seeing that experience, it really taught me that even though we came to America for freedom, freedom is only for those who could really stand for themselves. And there are some who, if they cannot, send someone else in to fight with them. Not for them, but with them. So that's how I started my career, and I jumped from place to place. I'm not the CAA member, but I'm the honorary member of CAA because I had the privilege of working with Henry. All the meetings that we had back in the 70s, 80s, and 90s and everything with Ted and Steve on redistricting, immigration reform, census, welfare reform, everything that we today take granted. We don't even think about it. Came from here. This room. Before this room, it was another room. It was a little less, little place. We, we moved up by, by moving here in the 90s. So, thank you so much for this privilege and I look forward to our conversation. Miko: Thank you, Yvonne. And I just, OG, just so you know, does not mean OG. Does anybody want to explain what OG means? Hmong Innovating Politics (HIP) Staff: Old Gangster   Miko: It's actually a hip hop terminology for gangster, but it actually means the original. Who's the original, the source of the knowledge, the source of the power. So it's, we use it with love and honor.  Yvonne Yim-Hung Lee: Intergenerational communication.  Miko: I'm sorry I did  Henry Derr: I have to say, I never liked the term O. G. when I first heard it. Because I thought it meant an old guy, Even though I'm old, I didn't want to admit that I was old. , one thing I have to say straight away is, you all are happy about this weather, I'm very unhappy about this weather, because I, even though I'm a native of San Francisco, Chinatown, at the age of seven, my family moved into Stockton. I went through all my schooling till I graduated from Franklin High School on the east side of Highway 99. Some of you may have, your high schools may have competed against Franklin High School. When we moved into Stockton for the longest time, We could never figure out why in the hell our father moved us into Stockton, because we were the only one or two Chinese family on the east side of Stockton right there on Main Street. And then over time, and actually very recently when I think about it, there was, he probably had a good reason for moving us into Stockton. Because my father was actually quite clever in terms of circumventing the discriminatory impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act. As some of you may know, a lot of Chinese men who came here to the United States after the Exclusion Act had to lie about who they were. They would claim that they were sons of U. S. citizens in order to enter the United States. Well, it turned out that my father and my mother on paper had 17 children. And in our family, there were really only just eight of us who were born from our parents and my oldest brother who was adopted. The rest were actually paper sons. So my father moved the family into Stockton because I remember very clearly when I was less than five years old, my mom said to us, children, don't say anything about the family when you go out the streets and I could never understand why don't say anything about that. Well, it turned out that. There were a lot of immigration agents prowling around Chinatown during the fifties, during the confession program. So, I think my father made the right choice to move the family into Stockton. And we always longed about coming back to San Francisco. But also looking back at it, it was actually a blessing in disguise. Because I actually grew up, as some of you may know, from Fresno, Sacramento, Visalia, Ceres, Modesto, then, not now. It was actually, I lived in a very diverse neighborhood. There were blacks, there were Mexicans and there were whites and the whites were not rich. They were like the rest of us. They were poor from Oklahoma. So probably the first social, I would consider this first social justice consciousness that I developed during the 19 50s and 60s when I was growing up. In addition to following what was going on and unfolding with the Black Civil Rights Movement in the South, was that Stockton Unified was impacted by school desegregation and there was busing. So there was a lot of talk that kids from our high school in Franklin were going to be bused to Stagg High School. And at that time, in the 50s and 60s, Stagg was all white, they were all wealthy, and we basically protested, said, we are not going to go, that we're not, we don't need those rich white folks. We're okay by ourselves. So that kind of built a consciousness in me. And I would say the other big social justice consciousness was really actually during college, when many of us protested against the war in Vietnam. We marched to the Oakland Army Induction Center in Oakland. We had a sleep in, in the old student union on the college campus. We didn't get arrested like the kids are being arrested today who are protesting the atrocities in Gaza. During my last year in college, There wasn't anything known as Asian American Studies, but there were enough black students who wanted black studies on the campus. So, we just joined in and helped protest that there was an absence of black studies on the college campus. After I graduated from college, I knew that I was going to go into Peace Corps because I was inspired by President Kennedy. And it didn't make, truth be told, it made no difference what college I was going to go to. I knew I was going to go into Peace Corps, and that's what I did, because the last year I was in college, they offered Swahili, and I said, oh, that's perfect, I'm going to enroll in Swahili, and I end up going to Kenya for two years. And after two years of service in Kenya, you know, it kind of made sense for me to say, you know, if I can go halfway around the world to do public service work, I can certainly come back to Chinatown and do community work. And that's how I end up coming back to San Francisco in 1970. And then, The rest is whatever I did.  Female speaker: The rest is history.  Female Speaker 2: The rest is documented history.  Miko: We'll get into that a little bit more. Steve, what about you? What was your first kind of experience of recognizing social justice?  Stephen Owyang: Okay, so, Both sides of my family came to the U. S. a long time ago in the 1870s from Southern China. And they were in San Francisco until the big earthquake in 1906, after which point most of the family went into the Sacramento Valley. So I was born in Sacramento. I was raised in, down the river in the Delta. I'm really excited to meet you because my father had a small business back then and we went up and down Highway 99 all the time. So, Stockton, Lodi, Modesto, Merced, Kingsburg, Fresno, Hanford, Ripon, Visalia. And my father's business was basically delivering stuff to little mom and pop grocery stores run by Chinese families, mainly from one little county in Guangdong province. There was no I 5 back then, just 99, and you know, in the summer, as you know, it gets really hot. So it was a treat for me to go along with my father because I always got free sodas at every store, so I would go out with him and you know after six or seven sodas It was like, it was a great day. My first glimmers about social justice were just growing up in the Delta and I'll give you three stories.  It's the town of Walnut Grove, and the town of Walnut Grove on Highway 160 is one of the few delta towns that are on both sides of the river. There's a bridge that connects it. And on one side of the river, it's middle class and upper middle class and wealthy white families. Our side of the river, you had the folks from the Dust Bowl days, as Henry mentioned, people from Oklahoma and Texas who came out during the Depression. You also had a small Chinatown, a small J Town, a small Filipino area, a small Mexican area. And that just reflected the social conditions of California agriculture, because each one of those communities at one time was the main source of farm workers. And in fact, my own family, because of the alien land laws, they were farmers, but they couldn't own farmland, right? And so they were sharecroppers. Just, you hear about sharecropping happening in the South, but it also happened in California. So when I was growing up, three things. On the rich side of town, the white side of town, there's a swimming pool that was only open to white families. It was a private pool. You could only go there if you were a member. You could only be a member if you were white. The only way I could go there is if a friend who's a white, from a white family, who's a member, takes you there as a guest. So that's number one. Number two. My best friend was from one of these landed white families, and we were, we were very close. We were good students in elementary school. And then one day in the seventh grade, he, he takes me aside and he says, You know, I can't hang out with you anymore because my mom says I need to have more white friends. So he just cut it off like that. And I, that's the, that's, that's the truth. That's just how it happened. I guess the other thing that affected me back then was I used to go to a little American Baptist church and we had, I guess visits to black churches. And I remember going up to Sacramento on one of these visits and one of the kids there did Martin Luther King's, I have a dream speech from memory. And, it's like amazing oration. And I thought, wow, there's something. going on here that you sort of opened up my eyes to the situation in this country.  So basically until high school, I was a country kid, you know, but then we moved out to San Francisco and it was a big culture shock, big shock. So I was in, I basically came out for high school and this was in the late 60s and I remember it was 1968 when Laureen was on strike for, uh, Ethnic Studies and the Third World Strike in SF State. My high school was literally a few blocks away. I was at Lowell High. And students from SF State were coming over and leafleting us. I started reading that stuff and that's when I really got interested in what was going on at State and later on when I was at Berkeley, you know, in Ethnic Studies. So I think my grounding came from Ethnic Studies, the anti war movement, and, you know, I would love to talk to you about the whole thing about the Vietnam War because, You know, I'm guessing maybe your parents or grandparents were involved in the secret war in Laos, a war that the U. S. wouldn't even acknowledge happened even though we were bombing Laos. So it was ethnic studies, the civil rights movement, and the anti war movement that got me involved. In Berkeley, I was involved in some of the ethnic studies stuff. Even though I'm a fourth generation Chinese American, it's always been very important to me to try to learn the language so I was in the Cantonese working group. So I helped put together the curriculum stuff that was going on in Asian American Studies. I think before Germaine was there, or maybe around the same time. Yeah, I've known these folks for literally 50 years. It's kind of scary. So, um, I was inspired by what was going on at CAA, what Laureen was doing at SF State. So I joined CAA. Biggest mistake of my life. Because I saw this little ad in East West newspaper, used to be this community newspaper, and there was literally a coupon that you would clip out. And I sent in the coupon with a 5 check. It's like the most expensive 5 I've spent in my whole life. And then I went to law school, and I was involved in the law caucus and a number of other things, but my first job out of law school was Right here at CAA. Well, not here, but up on Stockton Street. Henry was my boss. You know, I feel like I would have been less burned out had we done some of this stuff. But we didn't do any of this. I remember my first desk had literally a door on top of like cardboard boxes. That was our office back then. And in one form or another, I've been involved in CAA ever since. I've been in a couple of organizations. Other organizations, but CAA is the one that's closest to my heart, and I'll tell you why. One, I met my wife here. And number two, I feel like the great thing about CAA is it's never lost its real community roots. I feel like other organizations do great work, don't get me wrong, but I feel like CAA has always maintained a real close connection to the community, and that's why everybody. I wrote that 5 check and, and several others. So yeah, that's, that's my story.  Miko: Thanks, Steve. Laureen, what about you?  Laureen Chew: Wow, this is amazing. Listening to everybody else's story, really. I guess I'll start pretty much how, my family was. My grandfather came in 1870s. I think I found out when I went to the roots program, which is only like five years ago, that was an adventure. so my parent, my father and his whole family was born here and born during Chinese exclusion. And so obviously they lived in Chinatown and nowhere else to go, even though they, my father and especially his, younger siblings. They all spoke English. Interestingly, his first two sisters were born here too. They didn't speak a lick of English because they never went to school. So what was really interesting for me, so I was born and raised in Chinatown. Okay. I wasn't born in Chinese Hospital. I was born in Children's Hospital, which everybody thinks is odd. But that's another story. My mother is actually an immigrant. She's a first generation, but she didn't come until 1947. So what's interesting is that I'm always kind of stuck between generations, like one and a half. But having a very strong mother who spoke only Chinese and my father's side, who's mostly English speaking. But a lot of them, my cousins or whatever, they were a lot older. They did speak Chinese also. But what's really stark to me is because growing up in Chinatown, you go to school with basically majority Chinese kids, right? And so you live in this community that on the one hand is very nurturing, very safe. Very intimate in a lot of ways. All my cousins and whatever are here. I mean, to show you how large my father's side was, when my aunt, the oldest aunt had her 50th anniversary wedding anniversary, she married when she was 14 because otherwise women, people forget. I I'm probably the first generation of women that either had a choice to not get married and I was still able to eat because I made my own money. Okay, my mother's generation, no, all her friends, no, you know, so don't take that one for granted either as women. So what was interesting was the fact that because she is very strong in being Chinese and then my father's side are total assimilationists, mainly, which was really interesting because many of them who grew up during Chinese exclusion. It was horrific, but you would never, I never heard one story. His family must have had over 300 people because his sister had 13 kids. Okay, then they had all had kids, one at 10, one of her daughter in law. So it was like huge. Growing up in this area, I just never felt I was different than anyone else because you don't come in contact with anyone that's really different until I went to high school. My mother is the immigrant. She wanted to send me to a school that was not a public school that a lot of the Chinatown kids went to, which was Galileo, because she somehow felt that I would be the kind of kid that would go not the straight and narrow, but more towards the the More naughty kids, to put it mildly, she knew that. So what she did was that she sent me to a Catholic school, okay, because she, God knows, oh yeah, she went to school for two years in Hong Kong. She's another story, she didn't have any money, and so she was given to an aunt to be raised. So she married to get out of Hong Kong because At twenty, she told me the only thing she told me was at twenty seven, I was considered an old maid. And then my father, who was, didn't have, there weren't very many women here because of Chinese exclusion, and he had to marry Chinese, actually saw my mom, and my mom's a picture bride, so they didn't even know each other when they got married. But she took over. My mom is like the queen of the family and the decision maker. And my father made the money and she spent it however little she had. Okay. And going to Catholic school was one thing that she felt that would help me become a good girl, except that I had never been to a where there were white kids. And so this school Was not only Catholic, but it was also a school that was considered kind of the, the best girls, Catholic high school. It was at the end of Chinatown. And that's the only reason why she wanted me to go there because I didn't have to take the bus. I can walk home. It's, it's a French school called Notre Dame de Victoire. So I went there and I thought I would have a really good time, just like all, all the high school. My problem was, was that. I was different, but never to know that you're different until you're in high school. Because you know, you know how mean girls can be in high school. And then they're all, it's an all girls school and it's a small school. And so my mom told me very clearly, you know, it's $150 a year. We really don't have that money, but. You know, we'll scrape and do whatever we can to send you through that. I said, Oh, okay, cool. Right. Except I had no friends. I mean, I was one of three Chinese girls in the school and I never knew how different I was until I got there because I used to get home perms, you know, permanence. And all the other girls had money. They were at least middle class, if not richer, and they all went to beauty parlors. My mom cut my hair and gave me the home perms, and she was into saving money, like I said, so she always kept the perm on longer than you should have it. I swore one year it came out like I had an afro, and I was so embarrassed. I made her cut it just to make it look straighter, but it was horrible. I don't have a picture. No, first of all, pictures aren't that common back then, you know, it costs money to have film and a camera. You didn't even have a camera. Yeah. So anyway, plus another thing is that because I wasn't the smartest Chinese girl either. Okay, the other two Chinese girls did pretty well. They were smart, and they were good in sports. I was neither. And I looked like a dork. Then what would made it even worse was that my mother spoke no English. My father did, but he might as well be absent because he slept during the day and worked at night. So we have things called mother daughter fashion shows. Mother, daughter breakfast. And I saw the way those mothers were dressed and I saw the way everybody acted and my way of dealing with it was I had no mom. I never brought her to the school. Any mother, daughter thing, I didn't go to. You didn't have to. I mean, that made me even less part of the school. And it was very painful because I didn't understand why I would be treated that way. Just because I looked, but I spoke English, it didn't matter. I did look a little weird, you know, so to this, I think it influenced me a couple of ways. One, whenever I had money, clothes was going to be my big deal. It still is, you know, it's kind of psychological. And then secondly, then that was a time that I figured out like, how come I don't, I hate myself and my family versus versus hating those girls. Right. I mean, that's how I dealt with it. It was, I call it a form of self hatred and it's, it's done by schooling. It's done by not only schooling in terms of omission about who we were as a people here, but omission about racism. Omission about discrimination and just about our histories here. But I didn't have a label for it in high school. I just, I really thought there was something wrong with me and my family. And that's the greatest danger about racism, is this form of internalizing it and not having a vehicle to deal with it. And there was nothing in our schools that dealt with it, you know, and I think what I came out of there realizing was that. Oh, another thing, I had mixed messages about what was happening because Martin Luther King was already on TV, and I was trying to watch it, and then I was still in high school, and my mom would, and my cousins, American boys, don't watch the black people. They're troublemakers. You know, all they do is make trouble, you know, they don't, they should be like us. We don't complain, right? We don't make trouble. And that's how you succeed. You succeed, I think, in my, what I was raised with, with the older generation of American born who had to go through this horrific history, you know, one, you don't get a job in Chinatown. You should get a job outside of Chinatown because it means that you're working for white folks and working for white folks is better than working for your own. So self hatred doesn't just run in yourself. It kind of permeates how we feel. feel as, as a group of people, right? And so, my whole thing was that I was looking for answers as to why, why I felt the way I did. And not only that, I wasn't the only one. That's what was interesting. And I didn't realize that until I went to San Francisco state, you know, because I was told, my mom said, you want to go to college, you're going to have to You know, find your way up to court because she, you know, she spent that on my fabulous high school education, which I came up miserable and, and I would tell her I want to go to Galileo. I want to go there. She said, no, you're not going to go. I said, she goes, what is wrong with you? Because I started crying certain times and she would just say, well, you're going to school to learn, not to make friends, so forget about it. I'm giving you the best with best intentions. But then when I went to college, this one girl who grew up in South City, similar experience because South City was all white back then. So she said to me one day, she was, she's Chinese too. And she says, you know, there's a meeting there that's huge. The people are talking about all this stuff. We talk about how we were mistreated in high school and how people are blah, blah. There's a name for it. It's called racism. I was called what racism. Okay. She goes, you want to go? I said, well, who's there? She said, black people. But I said, Oh, my mom would kill me. I mean, I was really worried because my mom doesn't even know what I do at state. So I went. I think that time we had some pretty interesting people. One time there was Eldridge Cleaver, who was the head of the Black Panther Party. Um, there were people like Carlton Goodlett, who was from the Bayview Hunters Point, who had certain people from the mission. They were all kind of leaders of different communities. There was Yuri Wada, who was a Japanese American. He was very prominent in dealing with civil rights. Chinatown, I, George Woo, George Woo is an infamous person also. He was the spokesperson for gang kids in Chinatown. He was very, very, very alive and took over in terms of the whole thing about the youth problems in Chinatown. So he was not part of this group, but just hearing the stories of these other ethnic groups that were very similar, not the same, but this whole thing of like just being dissed for the way you look, the way you speak, and supposedly your values. And my whole thing is that, that thing opened my eyes to the extent that helped me to release a lot of my anger towards something I didn't know who to be angry at, right? So you have to, I felt that the San Francisco State Strike, I mean, I was all in and with a small group of Chinese that were there, including Mason, all these people. And we had to really open our eyes to working with other people that were not like us. And what was more interesting for me to see was that every single group said that if we're ever going to have classes on ethnic studies, a key part of those classes should be why we are getting an education. And why we're getting an education primarily is to serve our communities. So there is a real strong component to ethnic studies that was community based. And because of that, during my college years, I actually came back, I mean came back, I was still living in Chinatown, but I actually placed myself in the Chinatown that I knew nothing about, which is our issues, our problems. And during my time, it was mainly about youth problems. We had a gang problem. We had girls that were on drugs. We had immigrant kids that didn't speak any English and just thrown into schools nilly willy without anybody helping them. So I was lucky enough for three years or four years during college that I worked as a house parent for runaway girls. I worked trying to tutor immigrant kids, you know, and I was trying to become a teacher. So those formative years, in terms of just having my feet in different things really showed me that, you know what, I don't want next generations of people who kind of look like me to have to go through the struggle of hating myself. Because of things that are my home, that are based home base, you know, this country, this is what I feel that very strongly about the United States, that I think people are losing sight of, especially now that we're all in very ethnic silos. This country is very different in the sense of just the whole fact of different groups mixing, you know, you go to China or whatever it's still basically you. you're Chinese, even in my north, south, pink, whatever direction you are. It's still basically Chinese, but in this country you can come from different areas and different places of the world and still have a vision that ties you together. That should be a singular vision, which is a democracy at this point. And then also this very simple statement of justice. And equality for all. We sometimes forget about the all, if we're just kind of in our little silos. But I think that's the reason why, from state on, and reacquainting to my community, it was life changing. Whatever job I took after that, whether I was a teacher, a faculty, associate dean, chair of the department. My main focus was that I'm here for the students and the people, quote unquote, who are here with me that have this similar vision, that we all have a place here. And in order to, for us to really respect others, we have to respect ourselves. And that includes what we're raised with in terms of our values and also our history here. Miko: Thanks, Laureen. Germaine?  Germaine Wong: Oh. well, my experience is similar to many of yours and a little bit different. I grew up in Oakland, Chinatown, and Went to a school that was only three blocks from where I live. And the school was Mexicans, blacks, as well as Chinese. Although I would say maybe half the school, at least half the school was Chinese. And I didn't, I didn't speak any English until I went to school, so I had that experience too. And then, my father was always very upwardly mobile, wanted to live the white middle class life. And I didn't know it at the time, but, he managed to buy property in Castro Valley, Southeast of Oakland. At the time, they wouldn't sell to Chinese. So he got somebody at work to buy the property for him. And then sold it to my father. That's how we got to move there. So I started high school in Castro Valley. I was the only non white in the whole school. The janitors, the cafeteria workers, everybody was white. I was the only one in that school who was not white. But I'm a little bit more dense than all of you, so I was not aware of whatever racism there was. At that time Castro Valley was really white. And also very affluent. So most of my classmates. It's unlike in Oakland, Chinatown, these classmates, they were children of doctors and lawyers and engineers and dentists and most of the people in my high school, they, the kids either had horses or cars. At that time, Castro Valley was not the suburb it is today. Our neighbors, for example, our next door neighbors had chickens and goats So it was really different. So it was all so different from Oakland Chinatown. And then I finally experienced some racism the following year when a black family moved in and somebody really literally did burn a cross in their front lawn. Wow. Yeah. And she was in the same grade I was in, one of the daughters. And then another Chinese girl moved in. And I recognized her, but we were never friends in Oakland Chinatown. And that's where I first experienced reverse discrimination. Because I met the stereotype of an Asian student, right? So I did well in math and all the classes. Well, she was definitely a C student and the teachers treated her as if she was an F student. Teachers just expect us to excel in our classes. So that was my first, really, where it hit home for me. And then in the 50s, in Oakland, Chinatown, I experienced what Henry did during the confession program. So my mother was going through all these things. These are your aunts and uncles and these are not your aunts and uncles. And so if any white person comes and starts asking you about your family, just remember these people are not related to you because all of us had paper names. Like I'm not really a Wong. My family's really a Kwan. But in my situation, I had a great grandfather who was here legitimately. And then the next generation, when they went back, they decided we're never coming back to the United States. So they sold their papers. So then when the next generation decided to come back, they had to buy papers. So my family went through that situation. I had jobs where I lived in, during college, I, I had live in jobs, I lived with a family first when I was going to UC Berkeley, and then later on when I transferred over to San Francisco State, I worked for an older white woman, and so I, I got to see what upper white middle class families lived like, and then with this older woman that I lived in with here in San Francisco, what the rich people lived like, so that was kind a different world. And then somebody asked me to work at the Chinatown YWCA here. And I got to experience San Francisco Chinatown then. I was assigned to work in a pilot program where I worked with third grade Chinatown girls. One group were immigrant girls who lived in the SROs here. They literally are eight by eight rooms with a whole family lives in them. And the kitchen and the bathrooms are down the hall. So that was the first time I had ever seen people living like that, in such crowded digits. And the other group of girls I worked with, again, were middle class, upper middle class Chinese girls whose parents were doctors and dentists and like that. And the woman who was the executive director was a Korean American woman named Hannah Sir. And this was all when I went to college when President Kennedy was assassinated and then Lyndon Johnson became president. And so it was during this time that this Korean American woman said to me, you have to apply for this program because right now, President Lyndon Johnson only thought about blacks and Hispanics who needed help. And we really need to get Asian Americans in. So she convinced me to apply for program and some miracle happened and I got into the program. After I went to that summer training program, I came back here to San Francisco and I was assigned to work in the Bayview, Hunters Point, and Fillmore areas of San Francisco working with black gang kids. That was a new experience for me too. Then from there, then I went to grad school, then when I came back, I got assigned to working here in Chinatown, where I worked mainly with immigrant adults looking for jobs as well as the gang kids, both English speaking as well as Chinese speaking. And, from there, I met people like Ling Chi Wong and Eileen Dong. who were already working in Chinatown before I was. And that's when we got together and Ling Chi was actually the organizer, the lead person. And, we started CAA. So all of us had other jobs. We had full time jobs and so we were doing this kind of on the side. I think Ling Chi was the only one who didn't have a job. He was a graduate student. And I want to tell you, he was a graduate student in Middle Eastern ancient languages. That's what he was studying at UC Berkeley at the time. And, uh, but all the rest of us had full time jobs. We started CAA as a volunteer organization. We had no office, no staff, no money. And that's how we started. And eventually I first met Laureen, who really helped us out with one of our first major projects. Teaching English on television, remember? You and Helen, yes. You and Helen Chin really helped us out. Laureen Chew: Okay, nice to know.  Germaine Wong: And then I remember meeting, and then when Henry came to Chinatown and his Swahili was better than his Cantonese. Wow. Yes. Wow. Anyway, and I met all of these good people and CAA continued to grow. And there still is. Yep. Amazing, amazing story.  And that wraps up part one of this incredible intergenerational conversation. Between the OGs of Chinese for affirmative action. And the young organizers of mung innovating politics. Tonight. We got a glimpse into the powerful stories of CAS.  Of CA's founders.  Their hardships resilience and what drove them to commit their lives to the movement. Their reflections, remind us that the fight for justice is not just about the moments of triumph and the victories, but also about the struggles, the sacrifices. And perhaps most importantly, the. Vital importance of being grounded in our communities and our values. Be sure to join us next time for part two, where we'll dive into the dialogue between. Seasoned OJI leaders and today's. Today's youth Changemakers from Monday innovating politics. Together, they'll explore strategies, how strategies have shifted over the decades and how we can sustain our work for social justice in the longterm. As always thank you for tuning into apex express. For more about Chinese for affirmative action and mung innovating politics.  Please do check them out on their websites, which will be linked in the show notes. At apex express. At kpfa.org/apex express. Until next time. Apex express is produced by Miko Lee, Paige Chung, Jalena Keane-Lee, Preeti Mangala Shekar. Shekar, Anuj Vaidya, Kiki Rivera, Swati Rayasam, Nate Tan, Hien Nguyen, Nikki Chan, and Cheryl Truong  Cheryl Truong: Tonight's show was produced by me, cheryl. Thanks to the team at KPFA for all of their support. And thank you for listening!  The post APEX Express – December 19, 2024 – Bridging Generations appeared first on KPFA.

On the site of what is poised to be a massive housing development in Hunters Point, the U.S. Navy conducted radiation experiments on troops, lab personnel, and civilians from 1946 to 1963. In a six-part investigative series, the San Francisco Public Press uncovered how researchers injected radiation into participants, had troops crawl through mud chemically engineered to resemble nuclear fallout, and applied lax standards of care towards human life in their experiments. We talk to investigative journalist Chris Roberts, and examine this troubled legacy and its impact on current residents. Guests: Chris Roberts, investigative reporter, Roberts' investigative series "Exposed: The Human Radiation Experiments at Hunters Point," was published by the San Francisco Public Press

The U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, in San Francisco, exposed at least 1,073 workers, military personnel, and others to radiation early in the Cold War.

It looks sort of like a gigantic table...or a huge metal space dog...or maybe even an Imperial Walker from Star Wars. Whatever you imagine the Hunters Point Gantry Crane looks like, it certainly stands out—this massive structure on the edge of the bay on San Francisco's south side can be seen from three counties. But what is it doing there? This week, reporter Ezra David Romero investigates its origins and how it relates to actions by the U.S. Navy decades ago still haunt San Franciscans today. Additional Reading: The Hunters Point Crane's Legacy Is Both Majestic and Troubling  Read a transcript of this episode Sign up for our newsletter Enter our Sierra Nevada Brewing Company monthly trivia contest Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by Ezra David Romero. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Amanda Font, Christopher Beale, and Ana De Almeida Amaral. Additional support from Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Holly Kernan, and the whole KQED family.

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History of the Bay Day 10.19.24 - ticket link: https://www.tixr.com/groups/midwaysf/events/history-of-the-bay-113087 -- In 1992, the duo Black C and Mr. Cee launched their debut album, RBL Posse's "A Lesson To Be Learned," featuring a powerful intro by Herm Lewis and co-production by T.C. Since then, Herm's 1993 compilation "Trying To Survive In The Ghetto" (featuring RBL and with production by T.C.) continued to cement the legacy of San Francisco hip-hop. T.C. went on to produce on almost every seminal album that came out of the City in the 90s. These three legends discussed their legacy and continued relevance with Dregs One in this special podcast recorded at Brick and Mortar Music Hall in San Francisco on July 27, 2024. -- Sponsored by Skypack Farms: https://skypackfarms.com Also sponsored by Mojo Labs: https://mojo-labs.com -- For promo opportunities on the podcast, e-mail: historyofthebaypodcast@gmail.com -- Produced by DEO @deo415, videography by @mvp_kingced --- History of the Bay Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ZUM4rCv6xfNbvB4r8TVWU?si=9218659b5f4b43aa Online Store: https://dregsone.myshopify.com Follow Dregs One: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1UNuCcJlRb8ImMc5haZHXF?si=poJT0BYUS-qCfpEzAX7mlA Instagram: https://instagram.com/dregs_one TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@dregs_one Twitter: https://twitter.com/dregs_one Facebook: https://facebook.com/dregsone415 00:00 Brick & Mortar Music Hall 05:13 Top 5 San Francisco rap albums 08:04 Still being relevant after 30 years 11:08 Who was the very first rapper from Hunters Point? 13:08 Female rappers in SF in the 90s? 15:28 What is the sound of SF rap? 21:12 Crazy studio sessions 24:42 When Black C met Herm 29:43 TC on RBL's talent 31:12 Is there still a hip-hop scene in SF? 36:04 Herm throwing shows for his first album 38:09 Thoughts on Bay Area rap today 42:13 TC's production influences 43:24 Relevance 48:37 Advice for up-and-coming artists 52:48 Other genres, artists outside of the Bay 56:22 Upcoming projects --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyofthebay/support

History of the Bay x Mojo Brandon Snapbacks Dropping May 31 at 12pm - sign up for the VIP list to get early access and discount: https://mojo-labs.com -- Coming from Harbor Road, the same projects as RBL Posse and Big Block Records, Prezi is representing for the new generation of rappers from San Francisco's Hunters Point neighborhood. He grew up feeling the pressures of street life but decided to focus on music after beating a murder case. Prezi's song "Do Better" blew up in 2017, powered by the remix featuring Mozzy, Philthy Rich, and OMB Peezy. Since then, the song has achieved gold certification and Prezi is ready to continue his success in the music game, recently dropping a new single with Larry June. -- Sponsored by Stem Social https://stemsocial.io https://instagram.com/stem.social Also sponsored by Lost Soul Courier Collective - call or text (415) 275-1922 for free Narcan delivery in San Francisco https://lostsoulcouriercollective.org For more info contact @traceyh415 -- For promo opportunities on the podcast, e-mail: historyofthebaypodcast@gmail.com -- Produced by DEO @deo415, videography by @mvp_kingced --- History of the Bay Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ZUM4rCv6xfNbvB4r8TVWU?si=9218659b5f4b43aa Online Store: https://dregsone.myshopify.com Follow Dregs One: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1UNuCcJlRb8ImMc5haZHXF?si=poJT0BYUS-qCfpEzAX7mlA Instagram: https://instagram.com/dregs_one TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@dregs_one Twitter: https://twitter.com/dregs_one Facebook: https://facebook.com/dregsone415 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyofthebay/support

Big Mack is an underground legend in the San Francisco rap scene whose 1995 debut album "A Better Way" is a collector's item that continues to sell units around the world. His family has deep roots in Hunters Point, and Mack saw the turf wars unfold right in front of him. Mack also became deeply immersed in the local hip-hop scene, starting of as a DJ before rapping along with his cousin, Taydatay of 11/5. Signing to Fatt Sak records, he jumped in the rap game and although his career path took a few detours, he continues to rap to this day while now focusing on being a family man. -- Sponsored by Stem Social https://stemsocial.io https://instagram.com/stem.social Also sponsored by Lost Soul Courier Collective - call or text (415) 275-1922 for free Narcan delivery in San Francisco https://lostsoulcouriercollective.org For more info contact @traceyh415 -- Hat & shirt by Rebel 8: https://rebel8.com Supported by Amoeba Music: 1855 Haight St, San Francisco Graffiti supplies from Dying Breed SF: https://www.dyingbreedsf.com -- For promo opportunities on the podcast, e-mail: historyofthebaypodcast@gmail.com -- Produced by DEO @deo415, videography by @mvp_kingced --- History of the Bay Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ZUM4rCv6xfNbvB4r8TVWU?si=9218659b5f4b43aa Online Store: https://dregsone.myshopify.com Follow Dregs One: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1UNuCcJlRb8ImMc5haZHXF?si=poJT0BYUS-qCfpEzAX7mlA Instagram: https://instagram.com/dregs_one TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@dregs_one Twitter: https://twitter.com/dregs_one Facebook: https://facebook.com/dregsone415 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyofthebay/support

Urban renewal processes and projects have wreaked havoc on many communities of color. Lindsey Dillon reveals how Black San Franciscans have responded to exclusionary forms of development and, more specifically, how Hunters Point residents worked to establish community control over how their neighborhood was redesigned and rebuilt. (Encore presentation.) Camilla Hawthorne and Jovan Scott Lewis, eds., The Black Geographic: Praxis, Resistance, Futurity Duke University Press, 2023 Lindsey Dillon, Toxic City: Redevelopment and Environmental Justice in San Francisco University of California Press, 2024 The post Race & Redevelopment appeared first on KPFA.

This episode of Big Blend Radio features bestselling author Peter Kageyama who discusses his latest Kats Takemoto novel, MIDNIGHT CLIMAX.In MIDNIGHT CLIMAX, Kats Takemoto, the nisei private detective from his first novel HUNTERS POINT, returns to investigate the murder of a young Chinese girl, killed in a covert CIA brothel in the heart of San Francisco. Her family, members of a Tong, a powerful Chinatown gang, demand vengeance that threatens to start an all-out war in Chinatown unless Kats can discover the truth behind the slaying. Along the way he will discover a personal connection to the suspected killer, a fellow veteran who was tortured and experimented on, turning him into a lethal weapon and a ticking bomb. Kats and his friends race to find this soldier before the government and the rival Tong gangs spiral into more bloodshed.Based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Peter Kageyama is a third-generation Japanese American - sansei. He is a former Senior Fellow with the Alliance for Innovation and the author of four nonfiction books on cities and urban development. He was a finalist for the 2023 Roy Peter Clark Literary Award. More at: https://peterkageyama.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Big Blend Radio features bestselling author Peter Kageyama who discusses his latest Kats Takemoto novel, MIDNIGHT CLIMAX. In MIDNIGHT CLIMAX, Kats Takemoto, the nisei private detective from  his first novel HUNTERS POINT, returns to investigate the murder of a young Chinese girl, killed in a covert CIA brothel in the heart of San Francisco. Her family, members of a Tong, a powerful Chinatown gang, demand vengeance that threatens to start an all-out war in Chinatown unless Kats can discover the truth behind the slaying. Along the way he will discover a personal connection to the suspected killer, a fellow veteran who was tortured and experimented on, turning him into a lethal weapon and a ticking bomb. Kats and his friends race to find this soldier before the government and the rival Tong gangs spiral into more bloodshed. Based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Peter Kageyama is a third-generation Japanese American - sansei. He is a former Senior Fellow with the Alliance for Innovation and the author of four nonfiction books on cities and urban development. He was a finalist for the 2023 Roy Peter Clark Literary Award. More at: https://peterkageyama.com/ 

This episode of Big Blend Radio features bestselling author Peter Kageyama who discusses his latest Kats Takemoto novel, MIDNIGHT CLIMAX.In MIDNIGHT CLIMAX, Kats Takemoto, the nisei private detective from his first novel HUNTERS POINT, returns to investigate the murder of a young Chinese girl, killed in a covert CIA brothel in the heart of San Francisco. Her family, members of a Tong, a powerful Chinatown gang, demand vengeance that threatens to start an all-out war in Chinatown unless Kats can discover the truth behind the slaying. Along the way he will discover a personal connection to the suspected killer, a fellow veteran who was tortured and experimented on, turning him into a lethal weapon and a ticking bomb. Kats and his friends race to find this soldier before the government and the rival Tong gangs spiral into more bloodshed.Based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Peter Kageyama is a third-generation Japanese American - sansei. He is a former Senior Fellow with the Alliance for Innovation and the author of four nonfiction books on cities and urban development. He was a finalist for the 2023 Roy Peter Clark Literary Award. More at: https://peterkageyama.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quesada Street is a notable street in the Hunters Point area, known for its cultural significance and contributions to the local music scene. Artists and musicians from the neighborhood have often emerged from this area, showcasing their talents and contributing to the vibrant underground music culture. As one of the original artists from Quesada Street, Dolla Bone likely has a deep connection to the local community and a rich history within the underground music scene of San Francisco. His contributions may include creating music, collaborating with fellow artists, organizing events, or promoting the artistic talents of others from the area. However, without further specific information about Dolla Bone's background, musical style, or accomplishments, it is challenging to provide a more detailed description. https://linktr.ee/Bitchesandboyzinthe... Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoodsofamerica/message

Urban renewal processes and projects have wreaked havoc on many communities of color. Lindsey Dillon reveals how Black San Franciscans have responded to exclusionary forms of development and, more specifically, how Hunters Point residents worked to establish community control over how their neighborhood was redesigned and rebuilt. Camilla Hawthorne and Jovan Scott Lewis, eds., The Black Geographic: Praxis, Resistance, Futurity Duke University Press, 2023 Lindsey Dillon, Toxic City: Redevelopment and Environmental Justice in San Francisco UC Press (forthcoming) The post Race & Redevelopment appeared first on KPFA.

In Part 1, we meet Rudy Corpuz, a born-and-raised San Franciscan who grew up in the South of Market. Rudy's parents came to the US from the Philippines before he was born.   His dad was in the army, which was his ticket to this country. And he brought his wife and some of Rudy's older siblings with him. They went first to Boston, then to Seattle, folllowed by San Pedro, California, and finally, to San Francisco.   The family's first landing spot in The City was Hunters-Point. The family then moved a little north to the South of Market. Rudy is the youngest of nine siblings.   His early days in SOMA took place in the 1970s and ‘80s. He recalls many other ethnicities and lots and lots of families living in SOMA back in those days, and says that he learned a lot from his neighborhood. He ran with a crew of kids that spent a lot of time on Market Street going to shops, arcades, and theaters.   He fondly recalls a South of Market community center called Canon Kip, where he'd go as a kid to play basketball, attend study halls, engage in other forms of recreation, and go on field trips. Rudy cites his time at Canon Kip as playing a role in his current work with United Playaz.   At this point in the recording, I asked Rudy to rattle off San Francisco schools he's attended. The list includes: Buena Vista and Patrick Henry elementary schools, Potrero Middle School, and Mission High School.   In addition to his native SOMA neighborhood, Rudy spent a lot of time in Potrero Hill, getting around mostly on Muni busses. This was the mid-'80s/early '90s, i.e., the crack era. Rudy shares that he both sold and used the drug. His usage got bad, to the point that he crashed. He points to the death of his dad in 1987 as a major contributor to his behavior. He didn't know what to do with the pain of losing his dad, and so he turned to drugs.   Rudy got busted in 1988 and was sent to adult jail. For the next several years, he was In and out of trouble (and jail). It took him a while, but eventually, he figured out that he was broken. Around this time, an adult at the Canon Kip community center offered to get Rudy into City College. He was still in a low period, but when he got to CCSF, he was blown away by the abundance of "pretty women" he saw there. He and I had a hearty laugh about that.   He got a part-time job convincing other teenagers to go to CCSF, and discovered that he liked helping people. In 1994, while waiting for a job assignment, he spotted a posting on a job board. "Gang Prevention Counselor (Filipino)." A light bulb when off. He got the job, which was based in Bernal Heights.   In his new gig, Rudy was tasked with finding Filipino gangs in Bernal/District 11. This brought him to Balboa High School, where h saw plenty of fights and sideshows. The school's principal told him that she needed his help.   After a big riot between Filipinos and Blacks on Oct. 8, 1994, Rudy got the kids who had been involved to sit down together at a table. And they were the ones who came up with their own solutions.   They called it United Playaz.   Check back next week for Part 2 and the history of the non-profit.   Photography by Jeff Hunt   We recorded this episode at the United Playaz Clubhouse in the South of Market in November 2023.

Quesada Street is a notable street in the Hunters Point area, known for its cultural significance and contributions to the local music scene. Artists and musicians from the neighborhood have often emerged from this area, showcasing their talents and contributing to the vibrant underground music culture. As one of the original artists from Quesada Street, Dolla Bone likely has a deep connection to the local community and a rich history within the underground music scene of San Francisco. His contributions may include creating music, collaborating with fellow artists, organizing events, or promoting the artistic talents of others from the area. However, without further specific information about Dolla Bone's background, musical style, or accomplishments, it is challenging to provide a more detailed description. https://linktr.ee/Bitchesandboyzinthe... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoodsofamerica/message

Quesada Street is a notable street in the Hunters Point area, known for its cultural significance and contributions to the local music scene. Artists and musicians from the neighborhood have often emerged from this area, showcasing their talents and contributing to the vibrant underground music culture. As one of the original artists from Quesada Street, Dolla Bone likely has a deep connection to the local community and a rich history within the underground music scene of San Francisco. His contributions may include creating music, collaborating with fellow artists, organizing events, or promoting the artistic talents of others from the area. However, without further specific information about Dolla Bone's background, musical style, or accomplishments, it is challenging to provide a more detailed description. https://linktr.ee/Bitchesandboyzinthehood --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoodsofamerica/message

In this special episode, the Strangest Fruit family go to The Bay to chop it up with some heavyweights. Kicking things off in San Francisco, Prezi and Ski bring us to where they grew, Hunters Point. Much love to the whole family up there and special shout out to our brother Factz. 

If you're not from the San Francisco area, you may never have heard of Hunters Point -- but, back in the day, this was a tremendously important shipyard. Over the course of recent decades, various groups have pushed to reinvent the area as a new series of residential communities -- however, there's one big problem: this area may carry poisons from generations past, and those substances may pose serious risks for people living in the area today. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel dive into the disturbing tale of Hunters Point, from secreat nuclear experiments to industrial pollution and, it seems, an ongoing cover-up.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robots and Donuts with Eric JoynerThis week Skye Becker-Yamakawa and Catherine Moore have a delightful conversation with the incredibly talented Eric Joyner!  Eric joins us from Hunters Point in San Francisco.  His oil paintings have been featured on album covers, as set backdrops for TV shows “The Big Bang Theory,” on “The Stephen Colbert Show,” and in exhibitions across the U.S. and internationally.  Eric describes his art journey and how the Robots and Donuts became his main subject.  He explains what inspires him and shares where to get the best donuts in San Francisco.  Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at:Skye Becker-Yamakawa IG: https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/ Web: http://www.skyesart.com/ Catherine Moore IG: https://www.instagram.com/teaandcanvas/ Web: http://teaandcanvas.com/ Polka Dot Raven IG: https://www.instagram.com/polkadotraven/

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Herm Lewis turned his life around from being a street hustler and addict in San Francisco's notorious Hunters Point neighborhood to running his own record label and becoming a motivational speaker. His first compilation, "Trying to Survive in the Ghetto," is a landmark release for San Francisco hip-hop, featuring artists like RBL Posse, Rappin 4-Tay, Cougnut, JT the Bigga Figga and more. In this interview Herm explains how he went from a drug dealer to drug user and turned his life around after a stint in prison. Since then, he's put out several successful compilations and continues to be relevant by speaking on some of Larry June's recent albums. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyofthebay/support

The Naval Shipyard in Hunters Point, San Francisco. Photo by Todd Lappin/Flickr. The residents of Bayview Hunters Point, a low-income, working class community of color in southeast San Francisco, have been embroiled in a decades-long struggle to get a full clean up of the many sources of pollution in their neighborhood, including radioactive and toxic contamination at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Superfund site and dozens of other contaminated sites along the waterfront and throughout the community. Terra Verde host and Earth Island Journal editor Maureen Nandini Mitra discusses the latest developments in this ongoing saga for environmental justice with community resident Kamillah Ealom and Bradly Angel of Greenaction, an environmental group that focuses on building community power to fight environmental injustice, and investigative reporter Greg Schwartz of the Anthropocene Alliance, a national coalition of frontline communities fighting for climate and environmental justice.   The post At Hunters Point, Full Cleanup of Radioactive Waste Remains Elusive appeared first on KPFA.

Join us for a discussion of the 1971 Don Siegel police action film Dirty Harry, its left and liberal reception at the time, and its reverberations throughout the rest of Clint Eastwood's career. Sorry we mostly forgot to be funny on this one. ACAB, by the way. Topics include: police brutality, fascist aesthetics, cop movies and copaganda, the meaning(s) of San Francisco as a setting, how we think Eastwood and Siegel feel about the cops, the Hunters Point social uprising of 1966, the Zodiac killer, mineral oil, and a conversation about the Scorpio Killer's driving directions.   Follow Pod Casty For Me: https://twitter.com/podcastyforme https://www.instagram.com/podcastyforme/ https://www.youtube.com/@podcastyforme

Tania Romanov lives in San Francisco. Her book, San Francisco Pilgrimage, came out on June 6, 2022.

On this episode of Milkcrates & Microphones we are joined by a San Fransisco native bay area artist and original member of RBL Posse, Black C. We discus the early years of creating music from production to collaboration, growing up in SF's infamous neighborhood Hunters Point, making music that will last forever and touring as a young man. All that plus the MCMP originals like this week in hip hop and song picks of the week. follow Black C on instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/rblposse/?hl=en  Follow us on Youtube @ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Jmk_m0_zhxjjYRHWDtvjQ on Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/milkandmics/?hl=en and Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/milkandmics/

Growing up in a musical family and raised in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood, T.C. has been part of the Bay Area rap music scene since the beginning. From time spent DJing with friends, experimenting with samplers, and soaking in hip-hop since it first hit the west coast, T.C. became a self-taught producer and studio engineer. He got his start at the legendary Bankroll Studios in Lakeview before building his own home studio in Hunters Point. His impressive discography includes production for Cougnut and IMP, RBL Posse, Totally Insane, Dre Dog aka Andre Nickatina, Treach of Naughty By Nature, Mac Dre, Suga Free, Hugh EMC, and literally more artists than he can remember. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyofthebay/support

Black C sits down with Dregs One to discuss his early days in San Francisco, the rise of turf violence in Hunters Point, and the creation of RBL Posse. From making and selling his own tapes to hitting billboard and signing major label deals, Black C has been through the ups and downs of the rap game. Along the way he tragically lost two group mates, Mr. Cee and Hitman. He's never given up and continued to build RBL's legacy, collaborating with other Bay Area legends such as Cougnut, Dre Dog, Master P, Cellski and Totally Insane. Black C also gives his thoughts on the current state of SF rap, including new stars like Larry June who has a deep connection to RBL Posse. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyofthebay/support

Hosts Ben Rice & Phil Webster return to discuss, allegedly, the latest in the NBA, including All Star Weekend! The Trade Deadline! Labor strife! All over some pints of Peoples Beer Black History Month collaboration beers, featuring Full Circle and Hunters Point double dry hopped hazy IPAs (not drunk on the record: Hella Coastal & Oak Park Brewing collabs). We MAY dip a toe into some NFL issues "come to light" and the MLB Hall of Fame/Steroid Era debate, and a little bit about Daniel Bettman decimating the NHL and trying to do the same with another sport, and America's platitudes toward minoriti... this is a basketball and beer podcast, we promise! We even offer up player-to-beer comparisons thanks to a listener suggestion! And all the #KANGZ talk you can handle (which isn't much). And of course, we gotta know where Simmons is going next - Bill Simmons, with his music documentaries. IT'S A BEER AND BASKETBALL PODCAST, WE PROMISE! Thanks so much for listening and, from both of us, Please Dunk Responsibly.Don't forget to follow PDR and #SlideIntoOurGMs on Twitter @PlzDunkPod or on IG @pleasedunkresponsiblyFollow Phil on IG @culinarylandoFollow Ben across social media @barleyandmepodSlide into our GM's or email us players, teams, beers, breweries you want us to evaluate, or your own evaluations, at pleasedunkresponsibly@gmail.com!This week's beers are Peoples Beer (@peoplesbeer) Black History Month collaboration Double Dry Hopped Hazy IPAs made with Full Circle @fullcirclebrewingco) and Hunters Point (@hunterspointbrewery)Intro Music: “JamRoc” by Breez (@breeztheartist)Logo by Maryam Moosavi

Mike recalls memories from 1993. Topics discussed include: The Beach Zone, Rob Russell, sending a package of samples to Think Skateboards, Burton snowboards, Tribal Gear, ASR Trade Show in San Diego, Olé Madrid, first E high, moving to 1933 McAllister, Everlasting Tattoo, initial excitement, futon, Psycho City, skateboarding down Haight Street, hard bail, Dream TDK, Twist, Dug, Bum, ground tags, bus commute to Hunters Point, Thrasher, Printtime, surprise first day, Ben Lovejoy, the closet art department, Espo, On The Go magazine, Sope, Clay Street house, Jase, The Condor, Joker, Dubose Tunnel, IHU crew, Pilot silver markers, KRINK, green and red street boxes, daytime tagging, Josh B, living with alcoholics/coke addicts, Jagermeister, LSD, Felon, crooked Victorian, house parties, sticker tags, When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron, The Art of Sexual Ecstasy by Margot Anand, the perineum, breathing techniques, orgasm/egolessness, spaghetti for months, coffee and muffins, sack lunch, girlfriend visits for Christmas, Sound Factory, Doc Martin, clean E, Mark Farina, Mushroom Jazz, rave near Lake Merritt, security on E, dawn set, Dwel and Jolt, copping drugs on Haight Street, getting hassled, the lost shoe, raves in the soccer fields at Golden Gate Park.

"We want to expand the artists footprint and not just preserve what we have, but create more studio space for artists and make this the place where the creative people of San Francisco can thrive and afford to be" - Barbara In this episode our focus and theme is on our artists, and how making art and community engagement is supporting the development of studio spaces to support both our artists and a more diverse community of artists. Our featured voice is the ceo and president of the Shipyard Trust for the Arts Barbara Ockel. Barbara shares with us their ongoing work to support our artists in the Bayview Hunters Point community of San Francisco and the environmental issues at the Hunters Point shipyard redevelopment project. To find out more about Shipyard Trust for the Arts's programs, and to help our artists in the Bayview and Hunters Point community as well as to participate in the upcoming Open Studios event in October please go to ship yard trust dot orgWe really want to hear from you in our short listener survey. Please provide us your feedback and insightsPlease consider donating to Voices of the Community - Voices of the Community is now fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which allows us to offer you tax deductions for your contributions. Please consider making a donation to help us provide future shows just like this one.To find out more about other nonprofits supporting our artists in the San Francisco Bay Area, please listen to interview with Susan Mernit along with Janey Hayes at The Crucible in Episode 31 and Justin Hoover and Karim Zelenka at Project Artivism in Episode 49

In today's episode, we welcome esteemed architect and partner at FXCollaborative, Ann Rolland, to discuss her most recent project, Q404, or The Academy for Careers in TV and Film located in Hunters Point, Queens. We begin with the foundations of Ann's architectural journey and explore how as architects and designers we can ensure people feel safer returning to schools in a post-Covid landscape. A school designed today helps inspire a student to do great things tomorrow. Listen in to find out more. About Ann: Ann is a partner at FXCollaborative where she was instrumental in launching the cultural and educational practice of the firm 23 years ago. Ann and her buildings have won a dazzling array of awards including from the Beverly Willis Architectural Foundation as well as the Center for Architecture Foundation. Anne was also elevated to the College of Fellows of the American Association of Architects, an honor reserved for America's best architects. Her work embraces the pragmatic and the creative to cultivate new ways to integrate program and design to achieve results that are tangible, enduring, and reflect the culture of each client.Resources mentioned: Connect with Ann on LinkedInLearn more about FXCollaborativeFollow FXCollaborative on InstagramConnect with FXCollaborative on TwitterFollow FXCollaborative on LinkedInDONATE to Nontraditional Employment for WomenDownload 7 Tips on How to Stand Out in Your FieldCheck out Michael Graves Architecture and DesignSubscribe to the Michael Graves Youtube ChannelAbout your host: Atif Qadir is the Founder & CEO of REDIST, a technology company making it easy for commercial real estate professionals to find and use the $100B of real estate incentives given out every year in the US.

San Francisco's biggest environmental justice battle is back, colliding with the city's need to address housing shortages. Chronicle reporter Lauren Hepler joins host Cecilia Lei to discuss why community members want to stop the construction of 12,000 new homes on the Hunters Point shipyard. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss Iyanla Fix My Life, Hunters Point hip hop, Caron Nazario, Joshua's pants are heavy, we need to know if you are here to work, home grown, we've been micro-chipped and we take several pee breaks.

Find Khafre:https://www.hiphopforchange.org/About Khafre:Khafre Jay hails from Hunters Point, San Francisco. A neighborhood that stands in stark contrast to the gilded city we're used to seeing in media. His activism is deeply rooted in real communities dealing with real issues. He is at home on the humblest corner, the corporate board room, in the booth, on stage, and at the gaudiest lectern speaking truth to power.Khafre's experience in merging activism and expressive cultural arts led him to found Hip Hop For Change, Inc. This 501c3 education organization uses Hip Hop culture to educate and advocate for social justice in the Bay Area. Khafre has impacted the world through this organization, employing almost a thousand people in his community and raising over three million dollars to advance social justice and Hip Hop activism in the Bay Area. In 2014, Khafre created THE MC program, a modular curriculum using Hip Hop history and culture to focus on healthy expression and positive identity. He has worked with over 22 thousand youth, K-12, to create healthier places for children to foster their creativity and positive identity.He is also the best dad ever!Support the show (Http://Www.patreon.com/speakforchangepodcast)Everyone's Music School Creating positive and lasting change in people's lives with music!

The end of 2020 saw several local publications change hands, but The San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper isn't just changing hands, it's going to a cooperative ownership model. The newspaper, which has been operating for more than four decades, kept a primary focus on the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood, but it has a national and sometimes even worldwide scope, particularly as it features reporting by and for incarcerated people. Outgoing editor Mary Ratcliff and new editor Malik Washington share their vision for the future of the publication.

This week I am joined by Monique McCoy aka MoeMinistry, poet, and host of the Get Over Yourself podcast. In this week's episode, we discuss how to get unstuck in your career, your marriage, and just life in general. We all have those moments where we find ourselves in a spiral and don't know how to get out. In this episode, we talk about ways to rescue yourself. Make sure to join the email list by going to linktr.ee/redcouchconfessions to stay up to date on all things confessions and make sure to rate and review on apple podcast.Also, I think it's time for you to let your voice be heard. Join the Buzzsprout family by going to https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1232978Monique's BioMonique “MoeMinistry” McCoy is a Poet and Transformational Speaker with a heart for people and seeing them thrive. Growing up in the heart of San Francisco's Hunters Point projects, Monique knows first-hand the tenacity it takes to rise above unfavorable circumstances. Those same circumstances, along with excuses, procrastination, and feeling stuck, gave birth to a powerful message that she is delivering to the masses.Her mission is to promote self-love and self-development with her transformational message and podcast, GET OVER YOURSELF, Get out of your own way. A message that helps men and women take off the limits they've placed on themselves and strive to improve their overall quality of life."Circumstances are not your enemy but they are a teacher sent to you to get you to your next level in life! And the only one who can stop you from getting to the next level is you!"It's Time To Get Over Yourself!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/CFARC)Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Haakon ("Hoken") Williams is the Deputy Director of Committee to Bridge the Gap, a nuclear policy organization that works to improve protections from nuclear risks and assists communities near nuclear facilities and contaminated sites. Haakon has worked with Committee to Bridge the Gap since 2018, including helping produce a series of technical reports on the cleanup of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard that received coverage from the San Francisco Chronicle and NBC Bay Area. The Hunters Point Naval Shipyard was a United States Navy shipyard in San Francisco, California (USA), located on 638 acres (258 ha) of waterfront at Hunters Point in the southeast corner of the city. The U.S. Navy acquired the site in 1940 and they built, repaired, and did maintenance of ships for the U.S. during World War II. Later, the U.S. Navy established the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory (NRDL) in 1946 at HPS to study the effects of and to develop counter measures from nuclear weapons. NRDL operated until 1969 and conducted studies related to ship shielding, radioactive waste for deep-sea disposal, animal research, radiation detection instrumentation development, and other laboratory studies. NRDL also decontaminated and disposed of some ships involved in nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands. The site currently consists of approximately 866 acres, 446 of which are under water. The base was named redundant as part of the Base Realignment and Closure effort in 1991, and was closed permanently in 1994. Since then the site has been part of a superfund cleanup effort to remediate the leftovers of decades of industrial and radiological use. Parcels have been sold off as they were cleaned up, mostly for condominium development. With Haakon we discuss the history not many people know about, with the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, the effort to try to clean it up, and what they want to do with the area now. Contact and connect with Haakon: contact.cbg@gmail.com Committee to Bridge the Gap: https://www.committeetobridgethegap.org More on HPNS: https://www.committeetobridgethegap.org/category/hunters-point/ https://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/decommissioning/complex/hunters-point-naval-shipyard.html https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco-hunters-point-contamination-cleanup-development/175231/ TetraTech Scandal: https://www.courthousenews.com/developer-sues-tetra-tech-and-feds-over-hunters-point-project/ https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/U-S-sues-Tetra-Tech-over-Hunters-Point-shipyard-13536013.php

In this episode of Creative Mind, Sameena walks us through some of B.Lab’s projects in the San Francisco Bay Area including community builds for the NCH Community Garden and Point Perch in Hunters Point. Two projects that were aimed at revitalizing the lower income areas for the existing residents. A collaboration, between students and the actual residents of the area, that gives both groups a chance to find out what is possible, what is needed, and what is wanted. This thinking is at the soul of B.Lab, the Building Lab design/build program in the School of Architecture. Their goal is to cultivate and foster a spirit of diversity, equity, and advocacy for future public practice among students. Sameena also points out, “Architects don’t get a lot of opportunity to work directly with the client, there is always go betweens.” Such a community-forward venture has equal benefits for the students as well. “Our B.Lab students are working with the clients, with the neighbors, with the communities that are going to be using the piece that we are designing and building.” Sameena points out that for students this is the core of all B.Lab projects. “We are stepping in on a community that doesn’t know us. Where coming in there and we are going to build something and it’s our job to be guests in that community and it’s our job to leave our privilege behind and just listen.” After this crucial step, the community engagement, students can utilize their skills as architects and designers to make something memorable and useful for the community. “Architecture is not something that operates on the space of only one site, Sameena Sitabkhan, the Community Outreach Coordinator for the School of Architecture at Academy of Art University. Sameena goes on to say, “Anything on a site is connected to all parts of the city, and to multiple people, and different things happening around it. In my mind it can be bench that creates public space. That is architecture to me.”

MARSHALL GOBUTYPresident and Founder, Pearl HomesHunters PointPearl HomesEmail Marshall - marshallgobuty@gmail.comMarshall Gobuty is an experienced homebuilder with a passion for sustainable design and development. His success in the apparel, rental housing, and hospitality furnishings industries fuels his vision to create a true sustainable lifestyle experience. After the sellout of the award-winning, LEED-Platinum rated Mirabella community in Florida, Marshall now pushes green building even further with the creation of an attractive, modern net-zero home. Marshall’s vast experience as an entrepreneur is anchored in fashion design and in the garment industry. Starting with a small apparel business in Canada, he transformed the company into an international enterprise, establishing overseas supply chain logistics and fostering key relationships. His experience included becoming one of the first ever private labels for a large, well-known retailer. His ventures and experience eventually grew into other areas, where his company, LagoInvest, had 4,500 apartment units under management, mostly with a focus in Berlin, Germany. Later shifting towards hospitality, Marshall began supplying hotels across the United States with furnishings, giving him a network across the globe to begin redefining sustainable and affordable housing 

This story was reported by Rebecca Bowe, an experienced print and radio journalist who is currently employed full time in communications for a national environmental organization and reported this piece on a freelance basis. Her organization’s work is unrelated to the shipyard. Find her on Twitter at Twitter.com/ByRebeccaBowe.

Read Chris Roberts' story here.

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com PERMITS FILED FOR 35-STORY MIXED-USE TOWER IN QUEENS Fisher Brothers has filed permits to build a 35-story, 447-ft-tall tower containing 240 residences and 39,767 ft2 of commercial space in the Hunters Point area of Queens, NYC, New York YIMBY reports. Demolition permits were filed in March for the property at 23-11 43rd Avenue, three blocks from the Queensboro Plaza subway station. Based on the average unit size of 898 ft2, rentals are likely. Handel Architects is the architect of record for the concrete-based structure, which would also provide 42 enclosed parking spots. A construction timeframe has not been announced. To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes │ Google Play | SoundCloud │ Stitcher │ TuneIn

Quote: “Nobody wants to destroy the image of San Francisco.” —James Baldwin About: Whereas Part One looks into the origin of San Francisco’s F-word, and Part Two looks at the buildup and fallout of urban renewal in neighborhoods like Bayview-Hunters Point, Part Three looks at a far more sinister force and questions just how liberal and progressive this city really is. Show Notes: [00:30] “The Layers of Heaven” by Jovica [01:00] Allston Night Owl by The Blue Dot Sessions [03:00]    Short bio of Lena Miller [04:00] “Rethinking San Francisco’s War on Drugs” (SF Weekly) [04:10] Some background on 94124 [04:15] Health data on Bayview-Hunters Point (San Francisco Department of Health) [05:25] Flashing Runner by The Blue Dot Sessions [06:30] Light reading on Dr. Raymond Tompkins (SF Bayview Newspaper) [10:30] Light reading on Bayview-Hunters Point’s 14-year life expectancy gap (SF Gate) [11:35] Related: A local push for more air monitoring in Bayview-Hunters Point (SF Examiner) [13:05] “Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody” by The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir [13:30] Short except from Take This Hammer, a film by James Baldwin [15:20] Short bio on Dr. Rachel Brahinsky [15:45] “Milkwood” by The Blue Dot Sessions  [16:20] Light reading on Bayview-Hunters Point history [17:30] “Order of Entrance” by The Blue Dot Sessions  [17:45] San Francisco’s 49-square mile myth (SF Gate) [17:50] Size of Bayview-Hunters Point [17:55] Map of San Francisco’s Public Utilities [18:05] Light reading on San Francisco’s Southeast Water Treatment Plant (San Francisco Chronicle) [18:45] “The Snowgarden” by The Blue Dot Sessions [19:20] Light reading on the: PG&E Power Plant (FoundSF) Its health impact (Grist) Its closure (SFGate) Its environmental impact (EPA / Greenaction) Its relation to the high asthma rates in the neighborhood (SFGate) The activists behind its closure (SFGate) Its demolition (ABC News) Video here [19:30] List of other sources of pollution in Bayview Hunters Point (Greenaction) [20:10] “Building the Sled” by The Blue Dot Sessions [20:20] Short bio on Marie Harrison (SF Gate) [21:45] Brief history on the Hunters Point shipyard (US Navy) [22:00] Light reading on America’s Great White Fleet (ThoughtCo) [22:05] Light reading on the history of the shipyard according to its current developers (FivePoint) [22:10] General reading on the Hunters Point shipyard [22:20] A much deeper dive on the history of the Hunters Point shipyard and surrounding community [22:35] President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares war on Japan [22:40] Light reading on the Navy’s acquisition of the shipyard  [22:45] Short video on the shipbuilding in the Bay Area during World War II And a mucher shorter video [23:15] A recap of worker life at at the Hunters Point Shipyard during World War II (FoundSF) [23:35] A deeper dive on the Hunters Point community following the drawdown after World War II [23:40] Footage from Operation Crossroads [24:05] The impact of studying the impact of nuclear weapons on naval warships (Stanford University) [24:10] Light reading on the USS Independence [24:35] Light reading on Operation Crossroads [25:05] Light reading on radiation cleanup at the shipyard US Navy’s Historical Radiological Assessment of the shipyard And a recent article on how radiological remnants are still being discovered (San Francisco Chronicle) [25:55] “Vik Sahder” by The Blue Dot Sessions [26:25] A photo of Building 815 (TelstarLogisitcs) Related work done by the US Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory First-hand accounts of working on and near the site (SF Gate) [28:10] Meet Ace Washington, who has been on the case [29:35] Light reading on the effects of post-war deindustrialization [29:40] Light reading/listening on the history of red-lining (NPR) [29:45] How home loans are still difficult to get for Blacks and Latinos (KQED) [29:50] Light reading on the segregation of San Francisco (FoundSF) [30:45] Willie Brown Inc. (San Francisco Chronicle) More reading on Willie Brown (The New York Times) And about his role as Mayor of San Francisco (The New York Times) And about him being a power broker (The New York Times) [31:20] Interview clip of Willie Brown on the 70s [31:50] That one time Willie Brown got pied in the face (KTVU) [32:20] Light summary on the Shipyard post-decommissioned days  [32:30] Then San Francisco Mayor, now Senator, Diane Feinstein’s attempt to bring a warship to San Francisco (FoundSF) [33:30] The Hunters Point Redevelopment Plan More reading on the development plan here and here And an analysis on redeveloping the area (UC Berkeley) Related: Why the 49ers left San Francisco (Slate) [34:30] Light reading on the Navy transfer of the shipyard (San Francisco Chronicle) [34:40] Fallout by Lisa Davis (SF Weekly) And a followup piece (SF Weekly) [35:00] Light reading on Tetra Tech [35:20] Light reading on Lennar An op-ed on Lennar A 2018 report of Lennar’s outreach to the Bayview-Hunters Point community  [35:35] Related reading on racial diversity on contract jobs around the shipyard (SF Bayview Newspaper) [35:40] Lennar’s plan for the Shipyard (San Francisco Business Times) The company’s approach to urban design [36:00] Lennar at the SF Shipyard [36:15] California emcee Cobe Obeah sharing his thoughts [36:40] “True Blue Sky” by The Blue Dot Sessions [37:00] Construction begins at the shipyard (San Francisco Business Times) And another story about the parcel transfer (San Francisco Chronicle) Scope of the original project (San Francisco Chronicle) [37:20] Light reading on Minister Christopher Muhammad A deeper dive here (SF Weekly) [38:00] Backstory behind the Nation of Islam school and the Shipyard construction sites (SFGate) And another read (SFGate) [38:30] Minister Christopher Muhammad’s public testimony back in 2007  [38:40] Related, not the same, but related findings [39:45] Community complaints of Lennar’s construction sites (San Francisco Chronicle) A federal response to those complaints (San Francisco Chronicle) [39:50] When Lennar was fined half a million dollars (SF Bay Guardian) Related protests that followed in following years (SF Public Press) An op-ed on Lennar by Marie Harrison (San Francisco Examiner) [40:20] Foreshadowing of what’s ahead (NBC Bay Area) [41:15] Don Wadsowrth’s full testimony Tetra Tech’s response to Wadsworth’s skepticism [41:50] More on the Tetra Tech whistelblowers  (San Francisco Chronicle) [42:15] More on Steve Castelman (SF Gate) and the Golden Gate Law Clinic and the work of his students [43:40] Short bio on Preston Hopson, the General Counsel of Tetra Tech [44:30] Light reading on Tetra Tech being kicked out of the Supervisor’s hearing (NBC Bay Area) [44:40] Light reading on Sam Singer… Here (San Jose Mercury News) And here (Oakland Magazine) [45:55] Light reading on the two Tetra Tech employees responsible for the falsification of soil records (KTVU) [45:50] The US Government’s lawsuit that was filed against Tetra Tech [45:50] Light reading on the $27 billion class-action suit filed against Tetra Tech [46:10] Light reading on state report that found no radiological health hazards in key parts of the shipyard (NBC Bay Area) And the criticism of that report (San Francisco Chronicle) More recent developments on the shipyard (San Francisco Chronicle) Related: FOLLOW CurbedSF’s Chris Roberts, NBC Bay Area’s Liz Wagner and the San Francisco Chronicle’s Jason Fagone who have been aggressively covering, breaking news and fully reporting out this story and all of its developments [49:20] Marie Harrison’s obituary (Mission Local) [53:00] “Cicle Deserrat” by The Blue Dot Sessions [55:25] “Tumblehome” by The Blue Dot Sessions  [58:55] “A Rush of Clear Water” by The Blue Dot Sessions [60:00] “The Yards” by The Blue Dot Sessions [60:15] More at thisissomenoise.com/ep-25

What led federal and city officials to back away from voter-demanded promises to completely clean radiological contamination and what is next for the nation’s most complex Superfund site? Note: An earlier edit of this episode contained an error about the timing of the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests. They began after World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bammer Weed and Blue Birds with Black C (RBL Posse) - June 18 Hosted by Valerie Denise Jones and Phelo the Great ____________ RBL POSSE ________RBL Posse was a gangsta rap group from the Hunters Point section in San Francisco, California. The members were Black C, Mr. Cee, and Hitman. They were active from 1991 to 2003._______________ Ruthless By Law | The official Website of RBL POSSErblposse.com______________like . share . subscribe . leave a comment https://www.spreaker.com/user/valeriedenisejones

We spoke with Kelly Markus who was most recently the VP of Experiential at Refinery29 and is now the CVO of Hunters Point, where she works with companies including Apartment Therapy and Lippe Taylor. "The how you do the work is just as important as the why in the final event production aspect" We discussed how she learned to create original IP, how to market it as well as build multiple revenue streams. Make sure you subscribe for updated episodes and connect with us on instagram for insider info @onequestionxyz

Welcome to Part Two of Doing Business in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco. This second show is focused on the importance of the emerging artisanal food and beverage startups in the Bayview, as well as the economic and cultural significance of the long-standing artist colony in the Bayview and Hunters Point communities. In this episode, we feature the voices of: Barbara Gratta of Gratta Wines – an artisanal winemaker and co-founder of Buthcertown Gourmet http://www.grattawines.com/ Marti McKee a drawing and printmaking artist and President of the Shipyard Trust for the Arts Hunters Point Shipyard http://shipyardartists.com/ Xan DeVoss of Fox & Lion Bread an artisanal master Baker and co-founder of Buthcertown Gourmet http://foxandlionbread.com/ Barbara Ockel Executive Director of The Historic Bayview Opera House http://bvoh.org/ Please rate us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts and share this story with your friends. Follow me on Twitter @georgekoster and please email george@georgekoster.com with questions, comments and show ideas.

Cynthia Dizikes and Jason Fagone take a step back from the fast-moving story about the cleanup of Hunters Point shipyard and other toxic former military sites in the Bay Area to talk about why they're covering this story, why it matters and why listeners should care.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As tons of toxic soil piled up around cops who worked at the Hunters Point shipyard, San Francisco assured them  they were safe. But the city never knew, and still doesn't. Jason Fagone and Cynthia Dizikes talk about the latest story in their investigation for the San Francisco Chronicle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Fagone and Cynthia Dizikes discuss the Department of Justice's plans to sue Tetra Tech EC, revealed in court files made public last week. Tetra Tech is the Navy contractor accused of widespread fraud in the cleanup of San Francisco’s toxic Hunters Point shipyard. The government throwing its weight behind the whistle-blowers bolsters their allegations of misconduct. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special guest Theo Ellington joins Diego and Jay to discuss the Shipyard scandal at Hunters Point, where he lives. Radioactive material was recently found just a few feet away from where Ellington lives, and his campaign for District 10 Supervisor highlights the decades of racial, economic, and environmental injustice the neighborhood has faced. What does the future hold for the Bayview amid such a toxic present?

San Francisco supervisors were not happy with answers they got on Monday from the company accused of falsifying soil data at Hunters Point. In recent weeks, we learned two pleaded guilty to faking reports, and there is suspicion about whether the parcel where people now live is safe. Today, an update on how San Francisco supervisors are pressing the Navy, the EPA and the clean-up contractor to retest the area. Guest: Erika Aguilar, KQED producer

For a housing starved San Francisco, Hunters Point might look like a developers dreamland. The area has large plots of land, a waterfront and beautiful vistas. But the land has been making headlines lately with news of pollution, botched tests and radioactive waste. The latest is that the newly developed residential area called "Parcel A" may be more dangerous than previously thought. And residents are mad and suing. Guest: Chris Roberts, investigative reporter

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MP3 Download: http://www.BayAreaCompass.blogspot.com Direct from San Francisco, California. Hunters Point to be exact, Yung N.A.Z drops the official album for Smoke Exchange available now on all outlets. MP3 Download: Send music submissions to BayAreaCompassMusic@gmail.com Want to stay up to date with all the BayArea music? Follow BayAreaCompass Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/BayAreaCompass Like and Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BayAreaCompass Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/BayAreaCompassMusic

MP3 Download: http://www.BayAreaCompass.blogspot.com Direct from San Francisco, California. Hunters Point to be exact, Yung N.A.Z drops the official album for Smoke Exchange available now on all outlets. MP3 Download: Send music submissions to BayAreaCompassMusic@gmail.com Want to stay up to date with all the BayArea music? Follow BayAreaCompass Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/BayAreaCompass Like and Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BayAreaCompass Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/BayAreaCompassMusic

MP3 Download: http://www.BayAreaCompass.blogspot.com Direct from San Francisco, California. Hunters Point to be exact, Yung N.A.Z drops the official album for Smoke Exchange available now on all outlets. MP3 Download: Send music submissions to BayAreaCompassMusic@gmail.com Want to stay up to date with all the BayArea music? Follow BayAreaCompass Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/BayAreaCompass Like and Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BayAreaCompass Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/BayAreaCompassMusic

MP3 Download: http://www.BayAreaCompass.blogspot.com Direct from San Francisco, California. Hunters Point to be exact, Yung N.A.Z drops the official album for Smoke Exchange available now on all outlets. MP3 Download: Send music submissions to BayAreaCompassMusic@gmail.com Want to stay up to date with all the BayArea music? Follow BayAreaCompass Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/BayAreaCompass Like and Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BayAreaCompass Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/BayAreaCompassMusic

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MP3 Download: http://www.BayAreaCompass.blogspot.com Direct from San Francisco, California. Hunters Point to be exact, Yung N.A.Z drops the official album for Smoke Exchange available now on all outlets. MP3 Download: Send music submissions to BayAreaCompassMusic@gmail.com Want to stay up to date with all the BayArea music? Follow BayAreaCompass Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/BayAreaCompass Like and Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BayAreaCompass Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/BayAreaCompassMusic

MP3 Download: http://www.BayAreaCompass.blogspot.com Direct from San Francisco, California. Hunters Point to be exact, Yung N.A.Z drops the official album for Smoke Exchange available now on all outlets. MP3 Download: Send music submissions to BayAreaCompassMusic@gmail.com Want to stay up to date with all the BayArea music? Follow BayAreaCompass Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/BayAreaCompass Like and Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BayAreaCompass Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/BayAreaCompassMusic

MP3 Download: http://www.BayAreaCompass.blogspot.com Direct from San Francisco, California. Hunters Point to be exact, Yung N.A.Z drops the official album for Smoke Exchange available now on all outlets. MP3 Download: Send music submissions to BayAreaCompassMusic@gmail.com Want to stay up to date with all the BayArea music? Follow BayAreaCompass Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/BayAreaCompass Like and Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BayAreaCompass Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/BayAreaCompassMusic

MP3 Download: http://www.BayAreaCompass.blogspot.com Direct from San Francisco, California. Hunters Point to be exact, Yung N.A.Z drops the official album for Smoke Exchange available now on all outlets. MP3 Download: Send music submissions to BayAreaCompassMusic@gmail.com Want to stay up to date with all the BayArea music? Follow BayAreaCompass Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/BayAreaCompass Like and Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BayAreaCompass Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/BayAreaCompassMusic

MP3 Download: http://www.BayAreaCompass.blogspot.com Direct from San Francisco, California. Hunters Point to be exact, Yung N.A.Z drops the official album for Smoke Exchange available now on all outlets. MP3 Download: Send music submissions to BayAreaCompassMusic@gmail.com Want to stay up to date with all the BayArea music? Follow BayAreaCompass Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/BayAreaCompass Like and Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BayAreaCompass Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/BayAreaCompassMusic

MP3 Download: http://www.BayAreaCompass.blogspot.com Direct from San Francisco, California. Hunters Point to be exact, Yung N.A.Z drops the official album for Smoke Exchange available now on all outlets. MP3 Download: Send music submissions to BayAreaCompassMusic@gmail.com Want to stay up to date with all the BayArea music? Follow BayAreaCompass Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/BayAreaCompass Like and Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BayAreaCompass Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/BayAreaCompassMusic

Last summer, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome unveiled a proposal to build a United Nations ‘Global Compact' center promoting climate stewardship via “clean tech” ventures at the former Naval Shipyard on Hunters Point. The show addresses this proposal in light of the history of Hunters Point and larger plans to redevelop the city's southwestern waterfront with Saul Bloom, founder of Arc Ecology and Nyse Joshua with POWER (People Organized to Win Employment Rights). The post Terra Verde – May 7, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.

Interview with N'Tanya Lee (Coleman Advocates) and Alicia Schwartz (POWER).Re: Gentrification in San Francisco, Declining African American population in San Francisco, and toxic waste issues of Hunters Point, California. Hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – February 25, 2008 appeared first on KPFA.